Imagine School at North Port Upper Campus News (2023)

Hello ISNP Upper Campus Students and Families,

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Dayis a national event held each year on the fourth Thursday of April. This year the date of the event will be April 27. The event provides students in grades 3-12 an introduction to business and commerce, allows them to observe men and women in a variety of roles and responsibilities and reinforces the importance of teamwork and diversity in the workplace.

Activities may include shadowing parents or guardians at their workplace, interviewing managers, or engaging in presentations provided by employers. Imagine School at North Port joins Sarasota County School District in recognizing this national celebration. Your student’s participation will be counted as an excused absence if your employer signs the form linkedHERE,and you or your child return the form to the front office.

Students and parents, remember that FAST and EOC testing begins May 1. If you are not doing so already, be sure to take advantage of the additional opportunities for review and practice provided by our teachers during before and after school camps. See the Testing and Camp Information section below for details.

Enjoy your week!

John B. Halcomb

Principal, ISNP Upper Campus

Mark Your Calendars

Monday, April 24

• STAR Testing Makeups
• 6th Grade ELA FAST Camp, 7:30 a.m. - 8:10 a.m., Rm 803
• High School ELA FSA Camp, 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m., Rm 702
• Geometry EOC Camp, 3:30 p.m., Rm 203
• 7th Grade Math FAST Camp, 3:40 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Rm 402
• Young Marines Drill Squad Practice, 3:30 p.m.
• ASAP, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Rm 501
• Varsity Baseball vs Southwest Florida Christian, 6:30 p.m., Atwater Park, Home

Tuesday, April 25

• STAR Testing Makeups
• SAT School-Day Testing For Selected Students, 8:20 a.m.
• 6th Grade Math FAST Camp, 7:15 - 8:15 a.m., Rm 801
• 8th Grade Math FAST Camp, 7:30 a.m., Rm 408
• ASAP, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Rm 501
• Symphonic Band Brass Sectionals, 3:30 p.m., Rm 805
• Drama Club, 3:35 p.m., Rm 804
• Algebra 1 EOC Camp, 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Rm 205
• 7th Grade ELA FAST Camp, 3:45 - 4:30 p.m., Rm 404
• 8th Grade Math FAST Camp, 3:45 p.m., Rm 409
• AP Stats Exam Prep, 3:30 p.m., Rm 203
• High School ELA FSA Camp, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Rm 703
• Young Marines Archery Drill, 3:30 p.m.
• Middle School Baseball at Sky Academy, 4:30 p.m., Away, Englewood Sports Complex

Wednesday, April 26

• STAR Testing Makeups
• Symphonic Band Percussion Sectionals, 7:15 a.m., Rm 80
• High School ELA FSA Camp, 7:00 - 8:15 a.m., Rm 702
• 6th Grade ELA FAST Camp, 7:30 - 8:10 a.m., Rm 803
• 8th Grade Team Meeting, 1st period
• 7th Grade Team Meeting, 3rd period
• Middle School Council Meeting, MS Lunch, Rm 403
• 7th Grade Math FAST Camp, 3:40 - 4:30 p.m., Rm 402
• Geometry EOC Camp, 3:30, Rm 203
• Symphonic Band Woodwinds Sectionals, 3:30 p.m., Rm 805
• Speech and Debate Team Practice, 3:45 p.m., Rm 506
• Electives Team Meeting, 3:45 p.m., Rm 506
• ASAP, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Rm 501
• Band/Choir Spirit Night, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., McDonald's at U.S. 41 and Sumter Blvd

Thursday, April 27

• STAR Testing Makeups
• Jazz Band Rehearsal, 7:15 a.m., Rm 805
• 6th Grade Math FAST Camp, 7:15 - 8:15 a.m., Rm 801
• 8th Grade ELA FAST Camp, 7:30 a.m., Rm 408
• 6th Grade Team Meeting, 2nd period
• High School Gifted Advisory, 4th period, Rm 502
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), HS Lunch, Rm 705
• Young Marines Wear Uniforms to School
• Young Marines Full Drill, 3:30 p.m., Cafeteria
• Algebra 1 EOC Camp, 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Rm 205
• AP Stats Exam Prep, 3:30 p.m., Rm 203
• 7th Grade ELA FAST Camp, 3:45 - 4:30 p.m., Rm 404
• 8th Grade Math FAST Camp, 3:45, Rm 409
• High School ELA FSA Camp, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Rm 703
• ASAP, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Rm 501
• Varsity Baseball at Oasis High School, 6:00p.m., Away

Friday, April 28

• STAR Testing Makeups
• Senior Grad Bash At Universal Studios
• Music Officers Meeting, 7:15 a.m., Rm 805
• High School ELA FSA Camp, 7:00 - 8:15 a.m., Rm 702
• MS Meeting, MS lunch, Rm 408
• HS Meeting, HS lunch, Rm 501
• Drama Club, 3:35 p.m., Rm 804
• ASAP, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Rm 501
• Band and Choir Banquet Filming Day, 3:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Coexistence Club Meeting, 3:45 p.m., Rm 403

Saturday, April 29

• Young Marines Assist With The Sarasota County Recreation Department Big Truck Show, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Cool Today Park

Upcoming Events:

Access the Upper Campus School CalendarHERE

It is time to re-register! The 2023-2024 Student Re-Registration Portal is now open! You should have receivedcommunication last week from Sarasota County Schools via text, call, and email. The email you receivedhas the instructions and the individual SnapCode for each student you wish to re-enroll for next school year. If you plan to have your child attend ISNP next year, you must complete this process as soon as possible to reserve your seat! If you have any questions or need more information regarding the re-enrollment process, please contact Mrs. Carrie Whitaker, Registrar, via email at Carrie.whitaker@imaginenorthport.com or by calling her at 941-426-2050, ext. 606.

1st Place!

The Imagine Schools17th Annual National Character Essay Contest was held on April 13, 2023. We are proud of all ISNP students who participated in this year's contest. Our Upper Campus school winners were Zoe Coutras, Isabella Rodriguez, Bela Almarode, Vic Nguyen, Chauncey Thompson, and Yana Kovalchuk.

With 45 schools participating, and 205 entries, a panel of 17 judges read and were inspired byessaysthat demonstrated an understanding of complex maxims related to this year’s theme ofCompassion & Kindness.

We are excited to announce that Yana Kovalchuk is theImagine High School National Character Essay Contest 1st place winner!

Congratulations,Yana! We are very proud of you!

Testing and Camp Information

2023 Spring FAST AND EOC Camps

Our annual Spring Academic Camps (FAST and EOC) are underway. We encourage all students to attend as this will help prepare them for Cambium Progress Monitoring 3 (PM3) and the math End of Course (EOC) exams in May. If your child is scheduled for these camps, please support his or her success by ensuring they attendevery session.

You may access the camp schedule here, and dates and times of camps are also listed in the Mark Your Calendar section of the weekly newsletters. Please contact Char Tollar, Testing Coordinator, by email at char.tollar@imaginenorthport.com or by calling 941-426-2050, extension 707, if you have any questions about these camps.

2023 Spring FAST Reading/Math Assessments

Beginning May 1, all ISNP 6-10th grade students will participate in the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) for Reading and Mathematics. Please follow this link for further information regarding these assessments as well as the schedule for testing.If you have any questions about testing, please contact Char Tollar, Testing Coordinator, at char.tollar@imaginenorthport.com.

Please support your child's success by reviewing the testing schedules with your child and ensuring he or she gets plenty of rest the night before and a hearty breakfast the morning of any scheduled exams.

Congratulations to these Seniors for earning acceptance into the colleges and universities above their names!

Seniors, as you receive information of your acceptance into post-secondary institutions of any kind, please contact Mrs. Van Pelt, Academic Advisor, at Amy.vanpelt@imaginenorthport.com. This includescolleges, community colleges, career/technical schools, vocational/trade schools, centers for continuing education, apprenticeship programs, branches of the military, and law enforcement and firefighter academies.Mrs. Van Pelt has put together this graphic, and she will update this notice as we receive your good news!

Go Sharks!

NEW SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES LISTED!

Act Now!

Students may access scholarship informational newsletters from StudentScholarships.org here:

• April Scholarship Newsletter
• March Scholarship Newsletter
• February Scholarship Newsletter

Also, follow this link to access scholarship information previously provided by Mrs. Van Pelt. There are a number of scholarships listed, and you need to apply as soon as possible. Some deadlines have passed and others are approaching quickly! Contact Mrs. Van Pelt if you have any questions.

In The Classrooms

From Ms. Walden:

On Tuesday, April 11, fifty-nine Band & Choir students andtwelve adult chaperones left ISNP to travel to New York City, where we had 5 incredible days of doing just about everything there is to do in New York City! We experienced: Radio City Music Hall, Times Square, Gayle's Broadway Rose Singing Restaurant, the Tick Tock Diner (the largest diner in New York), the Harry Potter Store and Butterbeer, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market, the High Line, Rockefeller Center Plaza and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck, Ellis Island and the Immigration Museum, Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, the 911 Memorial, Grand Central Station, the 3-story Starbucks Reserve Bar and several days of New York pizza, hot dogs, and classic New York food.

We also had the opportunity to participate in workshops with a cast member from Aladdin on Broadway, the Music Director of Wicked, the Music Director of Hadestown, and the Music Director of Six where they taught us the music and choreography for Broadway songs. On Friday night, wesaw Aladdin in the New Amsterdam Theater on Broadway. After the show, we were invited to meet the full Broadway cast for autographs and pictures.

We made it back to North Port at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 16. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone in attendance! A few of the many pictures we took are attached above.

From Dr. Evans:

Students in my science classes are learning about the rock cycle and the three main types of rocks. Last week, they looked at the layers found in sedimentary rocks and were excited to discover that sedimentary rocks are fossils as well.

Essentially, the students were amateur paleontologists. After identifying the layers in the lithosphere, finding out that the oldest layers were at the bottom, and defining cementation and compaction, they dugand brushed to discover dinosaur fossils and other organisms which once were alive, hidden in the layers!

From Mr. Baumgartner:

Students in my Marine Science 1 Honors classgot up close and personal with sharks this past week as a culmination of their shark unit. They dissected 30-inch Dogfish that fall into orderSqualiformes. The studentsreviewed external and internal anatomy, classifiedthe sharks using dichotomouskeys, and compared shark internal anatomy to the human body.

We were lucky this year. We found four different females that were pregnant. Each had embryos in different stages of development. The kids really enjoyed the dissection.

From Ms. Bratt:

My Gifted Advisory class has created a "watering crew" for the community garden. They water 3 days a week during advisory. Members of the crew include Sophia Hayman, Mia Gomez, Allison Wolfgang, Mallory Gordon, Aleksey Zhuravlev, Judah Ruth, and Hayden Schmidt (photographer extraordinaire).

Members of the class also created an Event Board (below photo) in the cafeteriafor students and staff to post upcoming events. It looks great. Thanks go out to Gianna Van and Azalia Venturino!

The Garden Club made identificationmarkers for the plants in the school garden. Yana Kovalchuk and Anastasia Dimitrijevic did a fantastic job painting and decorating the trays. Students and staff, please stop by the garden to admire their work!

Thank you North Port Police Department for Hosting the ISNP Young Marines!

ISNP Track and Field

The ISNP Middle School Track team took another win at Charlotte High School last weekend. Brennen Taft took 1st place overall in hurdles. Zahmir Jackson took 1st overall in the 100-meter dash and 2nd overall in hurdles. The 100-meter relay team, consisting of Brennen Taft, Hunter Cook, Aiden Debus, Zahmir Jackson, took 1st overall.



For the ISNP girls, Susan Hutson placed 3rd overall in the 100-meter dash and Peyton Pilarski placed 4th overall in the 200-meter dash.Congratulations to the team and to these individuals on their performances. We are very proud of you!

Go Sharks!!!!!

Grades 6-8 Sky Zone Trip

Middle School Council is proud to host this year's end-of-year celebration at SkyZone for students in grades 6-8. Students will enjoy a 3-hour GLO Party and pizza lunch while bouncing in celebration of their success this school year!

Tickets cost $65 per student and include transportation, admission to SkyZone, Imagine Spirit Shirt, pizza lunch, and a jumping good time! Dates per grade level or listed on the flyers below.

Field trip forms and waivers are located in the main hallway of the 400 building and all questions can be directed to your Middle School Council members or Ms. Edukonis in Rm 403. Final payments and signed forms must be returned to Ms. Edukonis in Rm 403 NO LATER THAN MAY 8TH!

Graduating from 8th grade marks the end of middle school and the beginning of a new chapter! What better way to recognize your success than by

throwing a dance party?

Join your 8th grade class representatives on May 22 and catch Disco Fever as we dance the night away to celebrate completing middle school!

Pre-sale tickets are available in Room 408 for only $5.00 and include music, games, and a FREE piece of pizza (courtesy of the Middle School Council). Snacks, drinks, and raffles will also be available for additional purchase. Doors open at 5pm and the dance will end at 9pm. Tickets will be available at the door for $10.00.

Get on your dancing shoes and let's dance to our success!

Governing Board Vacancy

ISNP has a vacancy on the Governing Board. Local community members and/or family members of current students are encouraged to apply. Interested individuals can learn more about the Governing Board's role by visiting the Imagine Schools Academic Excellence Frameworkhereand reading about Imagine Governing Boards on page 30. To apply, please follow this link to find the instructions and to complete the online questionnaire. If you have questions about board membership or would like additional information, please contact Mr. John B. Halcomb, ISNP Upper Campus Principal, at John.halcomb@imaginenorthport.com.

Important School Lunch Information

Sarasota County Schools will now be serving an alternate meal to students who are more than $20.00 negative in their accounts. This meal will include milk, an entrée, one fruit and one vegetable instead of two fruits and two vegetables.

Please visitmyschoolbucks.comto check the status of your child's lunch account and to add funds if necessary. If you have any questions or need more information regarding school lunches, please contact Jennifer Morales, Upper Campus Cafeteria Manager, at Jennifer.morales@imaginenorthport.com.

Spirit Week Fun!

ATTENTION STUDENT DRIVERS!

All students must park in the student parking lot at the Shark Tank. Any student not abiding by this policy by parking in the staff and visitor's lot near the front office, or anywhere else, will lose the privilege of parking on campus. No refunds for parking passes will be given. Likewise, any student driver engaging in risky or reckless driving practices, or otherwise putting their safety or the safety of others at risk, will have their school driving/parking privileges revoked. Thank you for abiding by the ISNP student driving/parking rules and regulations and for helping us to keep everyone safe!

INFORMATIONAL LINKS



SEE SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS?

REPORT IT!

Fortify FL is an anonymous tip hotline, and ISNP has installed access to it on every school-issued Chromebook. An app is also available for downloading to yourmobile device.

This is a valuable resource and is in place to address real issues of danger or threat to an individual or to the school as a whole. Please recognize it as such, respect its purpose, and do not abuse it by making false claimsor reports.

Shop our online store for

SHARK apparel here.

All spirit wear shirts can be worn on Fridays. Only jeans or uniform bottoms allowed on dress down days and Fridays.